California's 34th Congressional District
California · CA-34
California's 34th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Jimmy Gomez (Democrat). It is home to roughly 748,875 people, with a median age of 36.1. The population is about 65% Hispanic. The median household income is $62,178, and 29% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+51).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 50 square miles, CA-34 is the 425th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 14,978 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.27 ranks 231st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 73% of CA-34 voters backed Kamala Harris and 22% Donald Trump — a D+51 margin. That is a 13.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+64.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.1 years old; 19.5% of residents are under 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older. About 43.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 71.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,178, the district's median household income ranks 371st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $791,145, and the median rent is $1,575 a month. 20.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 34.4-minute commute (13.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).